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<p>Happy <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>! We really really wanted to keep it light, breezy and election-free this week. But if democracy dies in darkness, we must celebrate those newsrooms and reporters that are committed to shedding light. </p><p>This week, we are featuring news on how the plastics industry would welcome a second Trump administration, but teachers would loathe one. Texas Observer has a deeply reported story on the way mass deportations would devastate their state. New Hampshire’s election workers are under threat, but they’re standing up. An overlooked item on the Arizona ballot? Policy on how the state would treat unhoused people. A tech story on everyone’s favorite online retailer and how it says it has a First Amendment right to union bust. There’s a look at why people continue to support Donald Trump, despite the… everything. And sprinkled in, find articles on how kids become bilingual, the rise of Scientology in Ukraine, specimen collections in museums, clever cats, and zombie movies. Please support these newsrooms who have an active presence in the fediverse — give money, subscribe, read, share and comment.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>This time next week, the U.S. will have voted. Anyone else feel sick?! This is our regular <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> thread, which highlights the newsrooms and reporters who have an active presence in the fediverse. Inevitably, we have political stories and politics-adjacent stories, along with some lighter fare, and some that straddle the two (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span>’s story on a new Greg Abbott musical fits perfectly into that category). Please check out the stories, follow the publications, click on the stories, subscribe, donate and otherwise support if you can. See you on the other side.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>It’s been a week. Oh boy, has it been a week. Here’s our <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> thread of stories from the independent newsrooms that have made a home for themselves in the fediverse, plus a couple of important stories that our own desks shared. As always, please read and boost the stories in this thread, and support the brilliant newsrooms that produce them. And do share in the comments any stories or moments that have brought you joy in the past week. Or dog photos — those would be good too!</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Last week, we asked <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> readers if anyone else felt sick at the thought of the U.S. election, and here we are. Not much levity in this week’s thread, but rather stories on the state of journalism and media, how different outlets plan to tackle the Trump administration, and even one about how political polarization can literally make you sick. We’ve sprinkled a little lighter fare in there, including a beautiful Tiny Desk concert from Meshell Ndegeocello (close your eyes and scroll to the bottom if you can’t bear to read any news). Please check out the stories, follow the publications, click on the stories, subscribe, donate and otherwise support if you can. Independent media matters now, more than ever.</p><p>⤵️ </p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>A post-election message from Interim Editor-in-Chief <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@gusbova" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gusbova</span></a></span> to our members, readers, and the rest of our extended community. </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/donate" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/donate"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.fundjournalism.o</span><span class="invisible">rg/donate</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/fundraiser/" rel="tag">#fundraiser</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/future/" rel="tag">#future</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>bear with me for a second:</p><p>a million reasons, but a big reason the <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#democrats</a> lost is because the center of gravity for <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> has moved to <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a></p><p>where the <a href="/tags/trolls/" rel="tag">#trolls</a> and <a href="/tags/disinfo/" rel="tag">#disinfo</a> play. enough dum dums bought the lies</p><p>the democrats didn&#x27;t play that game. because what game can they play in that shit?</p><p>it&#x27;s literally owned by <a href="/tags/plutocrats/" rel="tag">#plutocrats</a> and <a href="/tags/fascists/" rel="tag">#fascists</a></p><p>so... how do we fight?</p><p>we need our own</p><p>and what do we have</p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> and the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p><p>we need to grow like a fucking weed</p><p>am i wrong?</p>

<p>It’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> again, where we share a thread of stories from the independent newsrooms that have a presence in the fediverse, plus a couple of articles that our own editorial desks shared. This week we discovered yet another brilliant publication is here: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@msfreepress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msfreepress</span></a></span>. If there are any newsrooms or journos you’d like to put on our radar, please tell us in the comments — and don’t forget to read and boost the stories in this thread, donate to publishers, and support independent media doing incredible, brave, important work. </p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>I donated to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=UpRed" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=UpRed"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">give.propublica.org/give/34642</span><span class="invisible">3/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=UpRed</span></a></p><p>They are doing necessary and thorough journalism.</p><p>Far better than other outlets.</p><p>I support their contribution to democracy.</p><p><a href="/tags/independentjournalism/" rel="tag">#IndependentJournalism</a><br><a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>

<p>The NRA Wanted Her Silenced. Instead, She Built a Grassroots Army <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-nra-wanted-her-silenced-instead" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/the-nra-wanted-her-silenced-instead"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/the-nra-wante</span><span class="invisible">d-her-silenced-instead</span></a> </p><p>&quot;[Shannon] Watts details threats—sexualized, targeted, relentless—as the right tried to make her a cautionary tale. Instead, she became a symbol of what happens when you refuse to shut up and sit down&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a> <a href="/tags/shannonwatts/" rel="tag">#shannonwatts</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#davidshuster</a> <a href="/tags/interview/" rel="tag">#interview</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#guns</a> <a href="/tags/guncontrol/" rel="tag">#guncontrol</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/firedup/" rel="tag">#firedup</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/streaming/" rel="tag">#streaming</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a></p>

<p>Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰</p><p>Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we&#x27;ve missed. </p><p> <br>404 Meda, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span></p><p>
Bolts, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> <br> <br>Brian Merchant, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianmerchant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brianmerchant</span></a></span> <br> <br>Casey Newton, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>caseynewton</span></a></span> </p><p>Cory Doctorow, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span></p><p>
Joan Westenberg , <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span></p><p>
GBH News, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbhnews</span></a></span></p><p>
Knowable Magazine <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span></p><p>Molly White, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> <br> <br>The New York Review of Books, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@nybooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nybooks</span></a></span></p><p>
ProPublica, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span><br> <br>Rest of World, <a href="https://restof.social/@restofworld" rel="nofollow">@restofworld</a><br> <br>San Francisco Public Press, <a href="https://sfba.social/@SFPublicPress" rel="nofollow">@SFPublicPress</a><br> <br>Steve Herman, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span><br> <br>The Texas Observer, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> <br> <br>The Continent, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecontinent</span></a></span></p><p>
The Conversation, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span><br> <br>The Transmitter, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thetransmitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetransmitter</span></a></span><br> <br>The Tyee, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetyee</span></a></span></p><p>
The Xylom, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@thexylom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thexylom</span></a></span></p><p>
The Tucson Sentinel, <a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" rel="nofollow">@TucsonSentinel</a><br> <br>Tim Mak/The Counteroffensive, <a href="https://journa.host/@timkmak" rel="nofollow">@timkmak</a><br> </p><p><a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/blackfriday/" rel="tag">#BlackFriday</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Considering the recent trend toward media monopoly, I hope you won&#x27;t mind me shamelessly promoting my newsletter, Brief Ecology. It&#x27;s part <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a>, part <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a>, part <a href="/tags/political/" rel="tag">#political</a> education. It&#x27;s also free to read. </p><p>If you&#x27;re interested in independent, ecologically-oriented writing, maybe check it out:</p><p><a href="https://benlockwood.substack.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>benlockwood.substack.com/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bezos/" rel="tag">#bezos</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a></p>

<p>What happened to February? The shortest month seemed shorter than ever this year — even though January feels very long ago. This <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>, to counter the doom and the gloom, we’re watching Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards acceptance speech on repeat (it’s the last item in this thread). Please do read and boost the whole thread of stories from newsrooms with a presence in the fediverse. It makes a difference to our brave independent media friends.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>Welcome to the March/April 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine! Editor-in-Chief Gus Bova introduces our latest by examining the &quot;biannual dread” invoked by the Texas legislature and what we can do about it. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s that time of year again: Submissions for the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize for Investigative Journalism are now open! </p><p>Submit your entry and/or help us spread the word! 🤠 Deadline for entries is Friday, April 11. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/molly-aw</span><span class="invisible">ards/the-molly-awards-submissions/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a></p>

<p>NEW <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#SUBSTACK</a>: 11 MILLION Americans Stand Up! <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &#x27;s Sad, Flaccid Parade Can&#x27;t Get It Up</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-am</span><span class="invisible">ericans-stand-up-trumps</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>

<p>C&#x27;est le mois des sorties à La Calligramme 🎉 !</p><p>Nous sommes heureux de vous proposer ce documentaire sous forme de film photographique.</p><p>Un carnet de voyage, une invitation à découvrir des rencontres, entre des artistes et les habitants de La Chaise Dieu.</p><p>N&#x27;hésitez pas à nous dire dans les commentaires ce que vous pensez de ce média qu&#x27;est le film photographique ou diaporama sonore.</p><p><a href="https://video.lacalligramme.fr/w/k8AHkN2CLndtzBtsmFLzdB" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="video.lacalligramme.fr/w/k8AHkN2CLndtzBtsmFLzdB"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.lacalligramme.fr/w/k8AHk</span><span class="invisible">N2CLndtzBtsmFLzdB</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/documentaire/" rel="tag">#documentaire</a> <a href="/tags/filmphotographique/" rel="tag">#filmphotographique</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/courtmetrage/" rel="tag">#courtmetrage</a> <a href="/tags/diaporamasonore/" rel="tag">#diaporamasonore</a><br><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a></p>

<p>Another busy week (maybe one day there’ll be a quiet one) in which independent publications have been doing sterling work on politics, science, tech, the environment and more. Please check out these stories from newsrooms with a fediverse presence, which cover subjects from antifascism to EVs in Zimbabwe. Oh, and Canadians, there’s a special treat for you at the end. <br>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>If Trump is not stopped soon, he’ll no longer be necessary to Putin. </p><p>Give that a think.</p><p>The poison spreads like a spider’s paralytic. </p><p>The GOP, half the dems, the top of the military, most of corporate America &amp; the ‘MSM’—</p><p>—already frozen</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#putin</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/journalsm/" rel="tag">#journalsm</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>

<p>How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations<br>—</p><p>When our reporters prompted a large language model to help identify “woke” themes in a database of grants, AI helped them tell a vital accountability story about science funding and Ted Cruz.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/usi</span><span class="invisible">ng-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>&quot;Fascism: Here To Stay? How Do We End It?&quot; </p><p>W/ <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#DavidShuster</a>, an &quot;Amped Up!&quot; INTERVIEW w awesome historian/scholar on <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a>, Ruth Ben-Ghiat!</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-</span><span class="invisible">to-stay-how-do-we-end</span></a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#middleeast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>&quot;Noem isn’t doing homeland <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a>. I’m not sure she knows its meaning. Like habeas corpus, which she thinks is an Ecuadorian offshoot of MS-13. Instead of safety and security, Noem’s turned the agency into the rabid attack dog she wanted Cricket to be&quot;</p><p>READ MORE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cric</span><span class="invisible">ket-and-the-united-states</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> us <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#davidshuster</a></p>

<p>News continues to flow at breakneck speed and independent newsrooms continue to reveal and analyze what’s happening around the world. Highlights for us this week were <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>&#x27;s exposé on DOGE’s potential impact on social security, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span>&#x27;s explainer on pregnancy at altitude, and a lovely interview by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecontinent</span></a></span> of the beloved Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed. Please check out these stories and all the others in this thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

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<p>&quot;I promise you the myopic mook, <a href="/tags/bezos/" rel="tag">#Bezos</a>, doesn’t see the outrage of Venetians, Americans and the <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> as regrettable. I’m sure it gives him the kinda dopamine high Elon needs to snort a Cybertruck to obtain. Jeff’s living his best <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> life&quot; </p><p>READ THE REST/SUBSCRIBE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-jeff-bezos-rented-venice" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-jeff-bezos-rented-venice"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-j</span><span class="invisible">eff-bezos-rented-venice</span></a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a></p>

<p>Damn! &quot;Elon <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> Faces INTENSE ATTACKS From <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> In Town Halls&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1EX_Ho" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1EX_Ho"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1</span><span class="invisible">EX_Ho</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#putin</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a></p>